10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
62,740 miles

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2014 Volkswagen Jetta electrical problems

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2014 Volkswagen Jetta Owner Comments (Page 1 of 5)

problem #84

Nov 262022

Jetta

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

First owner, brought brand new, serviced the car every 5k, current 61000 mileage, no prior repair or accident. Nov 16, 2022 Jetta-??s engine light went on suddenly, next day engine light off, then it went on and off for a couple of days. Drove to the dealership Nov 21, was refused to check as they're too busy; drove to AutoZone Nov 22, did a diagnostic check, trouble code P0131 (power train system) and 02214-002(Anti-lock Brake System), suggested replacement of an Oxygen sensor. Four days later on Nov 26, drove at the parking lot at low speed between 10-15 mph, the car suddenly stalled for the first time. Was able to drive 1.6 miles back home at very low speed. Nov 28, 2022 Dealership was fully booked; was able to drive the car to a close-by shop who said could fix it. The independent shop replaced two oxygen sensors, spark plugs, spark plug wire set, fuel system treatment and coil ignition. Pick car, stall persisted. Drove back, at second attempt, the shop claimed they replaced one faulty oxygen sensor, still was unable to fix the issue and towed the car to the dealership, dealership test drove multiple times and found nothing wrong. Dec 4, picked up the car, stall persisted within an hour. Called the shop, they didn't know what to do and suggested taking the car to the dealership. Dec 5, drove the car with no problem to the dealership. Described the issue, asked for a 60,000 miles maintenance and check crankshaft sensor, both refused by the service consultant. Asked to check all the parts been replaced. Dec 7, dealership called, claimed three mechanics were working on it and could not pinpoint the problem, best guess is ECM but no guarantee. Dec 9, picked up the car, car stalled three times within two minutes leaving the dealership; unable to hit 30 mph on highway, dangerous to drive in daytime traffic; found a parking lot and had the car towed back home. Today Dec 19, car stalls within a minute of starting. Not safe to drive. VW America declined buy back.

- Windermere, FL, USA

problem #83

Nov 012022

Jetta

  • miles
Hello, Recently error codes P309D and 01314-013 were detected via a code reader. Translation of codes indicate Powertrain System and/or ABS ECM. The vehicle will lose power upon downshifting which requires the engine turned off and back on. Once the car reaches normal operating temperature, the issue does not occur. In addition, the Hybrid System is not available. The monitor indicates the battery is being charged. The battery will discharge power, but not to the engine. Not sure where it goes. Finally, the loss of the Hybrid System has resulted in a lower miles per gallon from 45mpg down to 29mpg. Vehicle is available to inspect. Loss of power puts me at risk. The issue has not been confirmed by an Independant source including dealer, police and insurance company. The vehicle has had transmission problems in the past. Loss of power and certain gears, specifically even gears and reverse.

- Bremerton, WA, USA

problem #82

Jul 212022

Jetta

  • miles
Last Thursday, we were driving at night when both low-beam headlight went out at exactly the same time causing us to be driving blindly for a moment. Luckily, the high beams still worked, but this issue seems to be some sort of short, and is dangerous. After looking online, it seems this has happened to lots of people with VW Jettas

- Stephens City, VA, USA

problem #81

Nov 112021

Jetta

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Motor was replaced at 104,714 miles due to knock in engine. Got car after motor replacement and car is doing same exact thing with less than 5000 miles on new motor. Codes that are appearing are oil pressure switch and power train computer issues.

- Bath, NY, USA

problem #80

Dec 012020

Jetta

  • 49,400 miles
Every single light on the dash is turned on even though there's no problem, and the speedometer meter doesn't move. I got the issue fixed by an independent mechanic who said the computer only needed to be reset, but the VW dealership insists that I still have a big issue that can effect the usage of my brakes, airbags, everything, and wants to charge me $3500 for a non-problem. Since the sensors are all on, I don't know when to fill up oil or gas, and I won't be alerted if I have a flat tire or there's an issue with the engine. They also mentioned that since the sensors are dead it may not deploy my airbag system. I've been told it's not worth fixing, my car only has 49,537 miles and is in good condition; this is absurd.

- Miami, FL, USA

problem #79

Mar 122021

Jetta

  • 62,000 miles
I had 38C4 recall fixed on my car on 1/14/20. Prior to that I did some electronic issues fixed. Recently I parked my car and it would not go in reverse. I got out of parking spot and was able to drive fwd. I was on my way back to work with my coworkers and my car just suddenly died. I restarted it and it went a small way further and died again. I had it towed to galpin VW, in West hills, ca. They said the computer read that it needs a new gearbox. I believe my vehicle has been part of a couple recalls but hasn't been flagged. One of the recalls ended with production date 10/2013 and mine was manufactured 11/2013. That might have been 34F6/4V. Not sure. My car died before the fix for 38C4 also. I was on a busy street and could have got myself and my coworkers killed. I tried to speak with VW customer care, with jennifer who said after speaking with superiors there was nothing she could do. My car only has about 62,000 miles. I need help with this.

- San Pedro, CA, USA

problem #78

Jul 252020

Jetta

  • 113,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

When the vehicle downshifts to lower gears the engine stutters and eventually stalls out

- Annapolis, MD, USA

problem #77

Jul 022020

Jetta

  • miles
Crank car cut off like im out of gas... wiring is bad powertrain as well due to code P0341 sensor

- Lewisville, TX, USA

problem #76

Sep 012020

Jetta

  • 32,100 miles
In the following, lb/hb is low beam, high beam: ' the dashboard indicator for hb is always on, even when the steering column lever is on lb and lights are really lb. ' the turn signal dashboard light blinks fast -- like there is a burnt-out bulb -- but they actually flash fine. ' when the steering column lever is set to hb, all lights on the driver side are dead; or, the hb bulb doesn't light at all and the lb bulb goes faint. ' when I turn the lights off when the engine is running, they stay on ' say I'm driving at night all everything is fine. I turn the car off; when I start it up again seconds later, the lights are messed up finally, the lights usually stay either working or are messed up while driving, but once in a while, they will go from working to messed up or vice versa while driving. But I work at night and live only one mile from my job, so I have not had this car on the road at night for any significant length of time. The most common scenario is that the car has sat for hours; I start it, and the lights are either messed up or working fine, and they stay that way until the car is turned off and started again.

- Atlanta, GA, USA

problem #75

Aug 012020

Jetta

  • 68,000 miles
Epc warning light came on suddenly; vehicle throttled down and continued to buck and stall out; loss of power and speed. Very dangerous while in traffic. No specific diagnostic code(s) were saved or triggered. This causes costly and unneeded diagnostics and repairs

- Manchester, NH, USA

problem #74

May 152020

Jetta 4-cyl

  • 75,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

My car is not registering a key and VW doesn't seem to care.

- Burlington, NJ, USA

problem #73

Apr 302020

Jetta

  • miles
I been trying to get my sticker since last year....I haven't been able to cause of the re call. I been driving expires tags....am annoy already with this recall T the dealer should had told me since tha begging...my car keeping losing oil and and. Can I just get a refund

- Long Each, CA, USA

problem #72

Mar 302020

Jetta

  • 100,000 miles
April 13th,2020 I took my car in to the local VW dealership to have it looked at. Road testing produced nothing, but P1732 and P173D codes were found. The service department called the VW tech line and VW indicated that a new transmission was the only option. My cost would be $9236.14. Afterwards, I stopped at the local independent german auto repair shop to have my paperwork looked at. This shop indicated that this was a new transmission design, intended for the hybrid, and that it was full of bugs. I was informed that VW knew about the issue and created a software bandage to fix it. The fix was not a permanent solution, rather to prolong the life of the car instead of VW fixing the issue under warranty. This shop also indicated that normal service done to cars would show a potential problem, but VW indicated to clear the code and not tell customers. Transmission I am not sure the exact date that the transmission issues began, but I do know that it was after March 27th, 2020. I know this because I worked all day for news America marketing and there were no issues with the car. On the day that the issue began, I had been using E-mode frequently and I noticed that the car was running hotter than normal. I stopped using E- mode. Currently the car is drivable. The check engine light does not come on regularly. When there is a problem, only odd gears are available. Gears 2,4,6, and reverse are not available. When the check engine light comes on, the car will immediately downshift to an odd gear. For example, 4th gear to 3rd. This results in the car slowing down quickly due to the high RPM. If the car is in 2nd, shifting to 1st causes the car to come to a stop over a short distance.

- Bremerton, WA, USA

problem #71

Oct 162019

Jetta

  • miles
Hi I bought my car 2017 I didnt know about the recall until October.... its says it's on fixable so I cant get my registration or sticker I want a refund or a new car R if I could get a response right away cause mytags or expierd

- Long Beach, CA, USA

problem #70

Feb 252020

Jetta

  • 90,000 miles
My Jetta began having issues starting once driven. It progressed to stalling while idling and at traffic lights. It further progressed to stalling while driving, slowing for turns ect. The emc relay was replaced by mechanic. Apparently this is a common problem that needs to be recalled by Volkswagen

- Ocean, NJ, USA

problem #69

Oct 202018

Jetta

  • miles
Car ignition stopped working well after some months of purchased. Now, car ignition is hard and takes several times for starting the car. It's is dangerous in an emergency occasion that I don't have my car ready.

- Miami, FL, USA

problem #68

Dec 302019

Jetta

  • 719,974 miles
While driving on the overpass the car cutoff almost hit from behind by a dump truck would not crank back up for 7 minutes. Airbag light on show malfunction of airbag

- La Marque, TX, USA

problem #67

Jun 152019

Jetta

  • 70,000 miles
My vehicle; for months now, has either not started up right away or shut off while driving through city streets and a major freeway. While driving the car loses power but the battery has power. Power steering becomes lost and I have to push the vehicle off the road or freeway. The vehicle has a rough idol when this occurs and becomes unsafe to handle and carefully remove from a busy road.I have taken it in to VW service multiple times and thet cannot fix it. No code comes up on their diagnostic computer and no check engine dash lights illuminate. This issue seems as though it is impossible to fix by the dealership who sold it to me, and self diagnosing is out of my league.

- Phoenix, AZ, USA

problem #66

Nov 152019

Jetta

  • 91,300 miles
After exiting the freeway and got to the overpass I had to stop, after a accelerated the engine shut down, lost all electrical power except for the radio, fortunately after the overpass was a downgrade so the car was able to coast to safety on to the shoulder. This has not been the first incident where the vehicle has lost complete power while driving in city streets. This is my wife's car, she had complained to me of the car not starting after she gotten off work, we tried to jump started it and it still would not start, so it had to wait till I got off from work. Soon as I got to the vehicle after my shift, I tried to crank start it and the vehicle started with out hesitation. While driving in the city street, after making a stop the vehicle engine shut off, I was unaware since the radio was still playing, so my wife pointed out this had been happening to her as well, even after we replaced the battery. So I took the vehicle to my mechanic and he mentioned that this could be an alternator problem, so we replaced the alternator as well, but the vehicle continues to shut down or it just won't start. I decided to check the wiring to the battery and to the distributor and after doing this the vehicle will start up again. Last episode was on 11/15/2019 as I exited the freeway on my way to work. When I got home I remembered that my wife had handed me a couple of latters from the VW dealer witch we had omitted since we bought the vehicle used in a car lot. This is how I found out that these letters where notices of the recalls on this particular vehicle. I shared this with a friend that claims he also had the same problem with a VW vehicle he owned, he explained that the problem in his unknown VW model, the electrical wiring was at fault. I'm scheduled to bring the vehicle in for a recall for the key column, witch is not associated to the problem according to VW rep.

- Orem, UT, USA

problem #65

May 012019

Jetta

  • 90,000 miles
Dealer issued keys are impossible to turn when attempting to turn off engine in stationary/park position. Have to flick key forward causing a power surge to shut the engine off. Process is getting worse, now fuel light is on stating that my fuel sensor is broken. Car has lost power when accelerating as well. This is all connected to the power surge needed to shut the car off. Dealership states, there has not been a recall for this type of issue, it will cost me upwards to $1000 to fix ignition cylinder. It looks like it's one of the only issues with this vehicle and is known by the dealerships. Dealership only advises to purchase new vehicle with "push to start." This will be our first and last VW.

- Palmdale, CA, USA

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